Snider Therapy Centers, Inc.

12/06/2025

"Imagine a child given a worksheet. He puts his head on the desk to do his work viewing through one eye as he can see the worksheet with one eye, not two. He gets punished repeatedly for this and humiliated in the classroom of 30 children. So he tries to behave. He sits up straight but cannot see the work. So he does not do the work. He looks around at all the other kids who are doing the work and begins to feel like something is wrong with him. He is only 7 and has no idea that his eyes are not normal, as he has gone to the eye doctor since he was 3 and was told he had 20/20 vision. He gets punished again for not doing his work and is seemingly distracted. The teacher recommends ADHD medication. Many parents follow the recommendation, checklists are completed, "evaluations" done by pediatricians, psychologists, etc...insurance covers this. Medication is prescribed. However, problems continue until...a keen young doctor of optometry tests a bit further and then recommends a comprehensive evaluation. Low and behold, the kid has moderate convergence insufficiency and has double vision out 35cm. Add to this an inability to accommodate when looking back and forth from board to desk. Add moderate tracking issues that impact the fluency of his reading. This debate is unjust to the children in need of an adequate assessment of visual function." - Tiffani Lawton, RN Editorial Director at Special-Ism.

11/28/2025

We hope you have had a lovely day celebrating your blessings! We are thankful for our patients and wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!

09/30/2025

Having had reading difficulties throughout her life and now a law student as an older adult, T.E.'s problems with low comprehension, slow reading speed, and difficulty maintaining focus were hindering her studies. She found our practice after researching reading problems related to vision.

Sadly (to me) T.E.'s own eye doctor counselled her against coming to us for treatment. However she ignored that advice, recently completed vision therapy, and reported the following changes:

1. Double vision is GONE - as long as I sleep 6+ hours.
2. Depth perception, shades of colors, shadows cast by sunlight, "this is NEAR, this is FAR" have been introduced to my life.
3. I bump into things less at home.
4. Car sickness is occurring less frequently.
5. My sleep is finally regulated.
6. I am starting to notice other tasks, not 'vision-related' per se, at home where it would be handy to "look soft" as I proceed - such as during a boring conversation with sisters-in-law which makes me feel the need to interrupt less! (Look Soft is a vision therapy procedure.)

T.E. wrote that she is looking forward to her eye exam in December as her eye doctor will be astonished at her progress in relieving double vision as well as letters now lining up horizontally.

All of us at Snider Therapy Centers are ecstatic over the improvements in T.E.'s performance and the impact on her quality of life!

Dr. Sharon Snider

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09/17/2025

It has been a week since the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Even though I did not follow him closely, I agreed with his message and admired his boldness. He was a man of God, a faithful husband, a loving father, and a patriot. His death and the subsequent grief for this young man and his family has impacted me in a way that no other event has.

Charlie Kirk was exercising his right to speak freely on an American campus, and the fact that someone could callously take his life is abhorrent. My hope is that instead of quenching the light that was Charlie's life, a fire is ignited and may this fire flame hot and engulf the entire world with his message to encourage many to turn to God and to His righteousness.

My prayers are with his family, and my desire is that his organization Turning Point USA explodes in growth and effectiveness in reaching our youth.

Dr. Sharon Snider

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08/19/2025

Just received this text from one of our mamas. Her three sons, currently in therapy, shared this about their experiences with the new school year:

After school happiness!

Son # 1, 7 years old- “Mom!!! I can see my WHOLE ENTIRE PAPER at school!!! I used to see just a round circle on it but now I can see the whole thing! And at recess I can see all the people not just some of them! I could see them coming and run away or dodge and not get caught!”

Son # 2, 7 years old - “Mama!! this year I can see my whole page AND my desk!!! Last year I never could see any of my desk if there was a paper on it! And a spot this big on my paper! Now I can see all of it!!!!” (demonstrated with his hands first then arms)

Son # 3 “, 9 years old - “Mama I’m still not a good reader but I can do my work WAY better! I can see it and it just makes more sense! I can see all of my book, the top of my desk and even my teachers foot when she was standing by the desk next to me! That all used to be all dark and fuzzed out and I could only see a circle this big on my page.. I can TORNADO thru my work now!”

Exciting for us at Snider to hear of the changes in these children’s lives!

05/01/2025

Jasper's Story

"Before Jasper started vision therapy with Snider Therapy Center, his line of sight was roughly the size of the diameter of a bottle cap with no peripheral vision. His eyes would dart back and forth. When reading, his eyes would fixate on a word, jump back and forth between words, skip words, etc. He would have trouble seeing and focusing in on targets when game hunting. This was very discouraging to him due to his love of hunting. He would complain about having trouble seeing the classroom boards at school from a short distance away. Since completing the vision therapy program, his eyes focus more quickly and effectively. His line of sight has increased significantly, and he now has peripheral vision. We have seen a huge increase in his self-confidence with game hunting. He's able to see more clearly and targets are more in focus when hunting, which has enabled him to be more successful. His passion for hunting has returned! Snider Therapy Center and EVERY person that is a part of this center has been a blessing to us! They have been nothing short of AMAZING! Every single person on staff have been so thoughtful, caring, understanding, knowledgeable, helpful, patient, and genuine. It's a breath of fresh air having people that still put their patients first and genuinely care about their health and well-being! They have made us feel like we're a part of their family as we navigate this new and unfamiliar journey! May God continue to bless each and everyone of them!"

Photo of Jasper and his Eastern turkey.

01/23/2025

Join us in telling Dr. Snider “Happy Birthday!”. We are very thankful to be able to celebrate this lady today!

10/18/2024

We are hiring!

Snider Therapy has multiple positions available at all 4 locations. There are both full time and part time opportunities available. Please share this information with anyone you know looking for a job in Birmingham, Dothan, Huntsville, AL or Columbus, MS. They can contact our Birmingham office for details.

Phone 205-408-4414
email: birmingham@snidertherapy.com

08/26/2024

From 2012.

05/25/2024

How can a specific visual issue contribute to, or be the sole cause of, ANXIETY?
Visual motion fields can be measured using a campimeter and tangent screens. Basically, we are measuring when the brain visually detects motion. An individual can have great peripheral vision from a structural standpoint, but poor visual fields from a functional standpoint - the individual has trouble processing what he or she sees in the periphery. We find generally, those that have smaller, more constricted visual fields, have more anxiety. These individuals KNOW that there is movement in their periphery, but they cannot detect it nor process it. Think of a child in the classroom - if a child has constricted visual fields, he will not be able to detect what is going on around him. He can HEAR the movement, but he cannot PROCESS the movement. Constricted visual fields also indicate the autonomic nervous system is out of balance, and individuals will occasionally have trouble sleeping - this is especially the case with adults. I will include pictures below of constricted visual fields. You will note several of the test results are very constricted and inside the blind spot. Sometimes, we find that individuals who rely more on their central vision and cannot utilize their peripheral vision as needed, are very literal in their thinking as constricted visual fields affect processing - they will at times, "miss" the big picture. This is not always the case, but we see it rather frequently. We often find these individuals have trouble finding things (i.e. shoes on the floor). Anxiety, however, is what we see most often with constricted visual fields. The great news is that because these are functional fields, we can change the way the brain processes input. We utilize syntonic phototherapy, or light therapy, to address the constricted visual fields. Vision therapy usually follows light therapy and is used to address the underlying eye-teaming issues. Contact us for more information!
Angie Huskison
Snider Therapy Centers, Columbus, MS office

04/18/2024

03/20/2024

A parent called in this past week with questions about a new therapy we are providing. I will name him Mr. C.

During the course of the phone call, Mr. C mentioned that his daughter had completed vision therapy with our office more than a decade ago. He went on to say that he initially thought what we had to offer was a ‘bunch of hooey’ (his words!), but he and his wife decided to trust us and the process. Over the course of therapy, definite improvements in performance were noted.

However after a period of time, the parents began noting a decline in performance. They then remembered what the Sniders had said about the possibility of coming off of ADHD meds. After reaching out to the child’s doctor, they decreased the dosage and were amazed when their child’s abilities in school returned to therapy levels. Then some time later a decrease in performance was again noted, and this time all medications were stopped.

Their daughter began to excel again. The medication was actually hindering performance! Once off all meds, Mr. C reported that they have never looked back. Now in college with a 3.8 GPA, he reports that they are still happy with the lasting results of our therapies.

We absolutely love hearing of our patient’s continuing success. If you have a success story you would like to share with us, please do. It makes our day!